Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Educational Leadership and Workforce Development, College of Education, Old Dominion University, since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.
In late Fall 2025, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Dissertation: Relationship Between State Educational Fiscal Effort and State Juvenile Incarceration Rates, Jessica McGrath Ellison
Dissertation: Institutions of Higher Education and Cultural Heritage Tourism: A Case Study of The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, Terence Michael Gilley
Dissertation: Educational Pathways of Teachers and the Effects on Students' Performance on High-Stakes Testing in Texas, Patrizia Antoinette Grigsby
Dissertation: The Relationship of Three Financial Aid Appeal Interventions with Academic Progress and Student Persistence, Jeannetta Lynn Hollins
Dissertation: The Effects of Transition Planning and Postsecondary Outcomes for Students with Disabilities in an Urban School Division, Janice James-Mitchell
Dissertation: NATO Educational Readiness for the Millennials, John Patrick Kelley
Dissertation: An Examination of High School Intra-District Funding in Two Virginia School Divisions, Claire R. Le Blanc
Dissertation: Engaging Community College Students Using an Engineering Learning Community, James Maccariella Jr.
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Avid Site Team Leadership and Program Capacity: A Qualitative Case, Kellie A. Mason
Dissertation: The Development of Self-Efficacy for Trade and Industrial Career and Technical Education Teachers, Corey McCray
Dissertation: Exploring the Relationship Between Receipt of Counseling Services and College Students' Academic Success, Catherine Moss
Dissertation: A Preliminary Study Investigating Motivational Factors Influencing Part-time Faculty to Seek Employment at Community Colleges, Philip Eugene Pons Jr.
Dissertation: Two-Year and Four-Year Tertiary Education: Measuring Human Capital Effects on Economic Growth in Developing and Developed Countries with the Uzawa-Lucas Model, Darryl M. Tyndorf
Dissertation: Perceptions of Impediments to the Advancement of Women Leaders in Community Colleges, Teresa Alley Yearout
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Dissertation: A Study of the Factors That Predict Academic Success and Retention of Student-Athletes, April A. Brecht
Dissertation: Educational Policy Decisions Effect Upon Same-Gender Public Education, Richard Gerard Catoire
Dissertation: A Correlational Study Examining the Relationship Between State Fiscal Effort and High School Graduation Rates, Kelli Marie Cedo
Dissertation: Entry-Level Cognitive Mathematics Skill and First-Semester Mathematics Performance as Correlates of Fall-to-Fall Retention of Community College Students, Stephen Tyler Corbin
Dissertation: Preparing School Leaders to Advocate for Social Justice: A Case Analysis of Social Justice Tenets in a Leadership Preparation Program, Jessica Costa
Dissertation: Student Conduct Administrator Knowledge of the Statistical Reporting Obligations of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, Michael Matthew DeBowes
Dissertation: Impediments to Serving Students with Learning Disabilities in a Rural Community College Setting: The Administrative Perspective, Seth Gent
Dissertation: Leadership Preparation: A Phenomenological Study of a District–University Partnership, Raymond Lamont Haynes
Dissertation: Helicopter Parents of Community College Students: How Community College Professionals Operationally Define and Address This Phenomenon, Helen C. Hightower
Dissertation: The Effect of Delayed Enrollment, Regional Wealth, and First-Generation Status on Community College Student Success, Sunita Etwaroo Hines
Dissertation: Relationship Between Virginia's Fiscal Effort and Public School Graduation Rates, Bryce Ryan Johnson
Dissertation: The Effect of Mentoring on the Academic Success of College Sophomores, John C. Lee
Dissertation: Educational Investment Makes Financial Sense: A Longitudinal Study Investigating the Effect of Fiscal Effort on Personal Income, Mark Loiterman
Dissertation: Community College Vice Presidents' Perceptions of Academic Partnerships, Gloria Jean Savage-Early
Dissertation: Impact of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill: An Examination of Retention of First Year Students in the Hampton Roads Area, Kim B. Sibson
Dissertation: Persistence of General Educational Development and Advanced Diploma Recipients at a Southeastern Public Community College, Ann Underwood Smith
Dissertation: A Qualitative Exploration of First-Generation Student Experiences at a Large Diverse Research Institution, Donald Michael Stansberry
Dissertation: Community College Students with Psychological Disorders and Their Perceptions of Online Learning, Gretchen Winifred Langford Warren
Dissertation: Discovering Career Self-Efficacy Among Rural Community College Students, Tameka Mierelle Womack
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Living Arrangement, Academic Performance, and Engagement Among First-Year College Students, Denise Shata Balfour
Dissertation: The Effects of Self-Regulated Learning on Community College Students' Metacognition and Achievement in Developmental Math Courses, Karen D. Y. Campbell
Dissertation: Teacher Beliefs, Teacher Concerns, and School Leadership Support as Influences on School Readiness for Implementing a Research-Based Reform Model, Elizabeth Hoag Carhart
Dissertation: Community College Presidents' Perspectives of Dichotomous Events: The Consequences of the Great Recession & Coincidental Increased Enrollment, Corey W. Carlson
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Local Wealth and Dual Enrollment Participation in Virginia's Community Colleges: Rural, Urban, and Suburban Patterns and Subsequent Postsecondary Enrollment Status, Ellen Richardson Davenport
Dissertation: Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials: The Attitudes of Three Generations Toward Their Higher Education Objectives in Georgia Community Colleges, Jodi Fissel
Dissertation: An Examination of the Predictive Relationship Between Mode of Instruction and Student Success in Introductory Biology, Lynette Kathleen Hauser
Dissertation: Student Retention in BSN Programs, Katherine Pittman Hensley
Dissertation: A Comparative Analysis of Fraternal Chapter Director Education Programs and Current Issues Related to Undergraduate Students, Brian-Patrick Kurisky
Dissertation: Not a Hearing Loss, a Deaf Gain: Power, Self-Naming, and the Deaf Community, David J. Thomas
Dissertation: Late Registration and Student Success in On-Campus and Online Classes, Patrick Tompkins
Dissertation: Teacher Leadership: Emergent Leadership in a Complex System Functioning as a Professional Learning Community, Andrea Lorene Voshell
Dissertation: Student Perceptions of Online Course Quality: A Comparison By Academic Discipline, Brian Riley Wilcox
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Dissertation: A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences of Women in Leadership and Community at Old Dominion University From 1970 to 1990, Ann E. Wendle Barnes
Dissertation: The Experiences of Women in a U.S. Department of Education School Leadership Preparation Cohort Program: A Case Study, Darra KaTrina Belle
Dissertation: The Impact of Teacher Licensure Programs on Minority Student Achievement, Rose S. Duke
Dissertation: Green Student Centers' Influence on the Campus Environment, Krista L. Harrell
Dissertation: Adult Learner Graduation Rates at Four U.S. Community Colleges By Prior Learning Assessment Status and Method, Milan S. Hayward
Dissertation: The Use of Non-Cognitives and Learning Strategies as a Predictor for Completion of Developmental Mathematics at a Community College, Megan Healy
Dissertation: The Impact of State Fiscal Effort on Student Achievement Measured By Math Scores From the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), Lorena LeeAnn Kelly
Dissertation: From Homeschool to the Community College: A Multiple Case Study, Benjamin G. Kramer
Dissertation: General Education Requirements in a Community College Baccalaureate RN-to-BSN Program, Jason Bentley Krupp
Dissertation: The Impact of Service-Learning on General Education Outcomes at a Community College in Virginia, Sonya Lisette Landas
Dissertation: The Socialization of Bullying Through Community College Nursing Education: A Multiple Case Study, Margaret M. O'Conner Machon
Dissertation: Overcoming Barriers: How Community College Faculty Successfully Overcome Barriers to Participation in Distance Education, Matthew Meyer
Dissertation: Transition From High School to Associate Degree Nursing Education: A Qualitative Study, Kathy Jessee Mitchell
Dissertation: The Relationship Between State Fiscal Effort and State Graduation Rates: A Longitudinal Study, Melissa Christine Morris
Dissertation: An Investigation Into Building Level Leadership That Promotes Professional Learning Communities, James Michael Pohl
Dissertation: Gender Performativity in the Community College: A Case Study of Female Backline Classified Staff, Samantha Rose Powers
Dissertation: The Influence of Enrollment Management Transition Strategies on College Student Success, Lisa Duncan Raines
Dissertation: An Examination of Alcohol Expectations and Social Desirability in Fraternity Members on American College Campuses, Pietro A. Sasso
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Dissertation: Utilizing a Web-Based Career Development Workshop to Address Career Decision-Making Difficulty Among Community College Distance Learners, Johanna Michele Brown
Dissertation: Attitudes of and Behaviors Towards Academic Integrity Between Community College Students Who Enroll in Online Courses Versus Traditional Courses, Kristine Marie Christensen
Dissertation: An Ex Post Facto Study of First-Year Student Orientation as an Indicator of Student Success at a Community College, Amanda Ellis-O'Quinn
Dissertation: Faculty and Student Perceptions of Students' Sense of Community in Online Courses, William C. Fiege
Dissertation: A Principal's Perceptions of Character Education in a Rural Public School, Sandra H. Harrison
Dissertation: A Study of Two Generations of Culturally Diverse Community College Students Views on Leader Attributes in Self and Others, Paula Jeanine Hodkowski
Dissertation: A Cultural Approach to Understanding Professional Experiences of Foreign-Born Faculty in U.S. Educational Leadership Preparation Programs, Iryna M. Khrabrova
Dissertation: Predicting Student Success in Passing the Exit Exam for Writing Proficiency, Cheryl Ann Latko
Dissertation: Certification of Financial Aid Administrators, Stacey A. Peterson
Dissertation: Community College Student Learning in Phlebotomy Preceptor-Led Clinical Internship, Susan E. Phelan
Dissertation: Education and Economy: The Impact of Investment in Human Capital Through Education on Unemployment, Zafer Pirim
Dissertation: Persistence to an Associate of Applied Science Registered Nurse Degree: The Impact of Placing Into Developmental Education Courses on Student Success, Caroline Clark Rivera
Dissertation: Student Achievement as an Investment in Human Capital: Using Longitudinal Patterns of Per Pupil Instructional and Capital Expenditures, Socioeconomic Status, and Past Performance in Predicting Student Achievement, Charles Anthony Roberts
Dissertation: Exploring the Impact of Classified Staff Interactions on the Student Experience: A Multiple Case Study Approach, Mary Ann Schmitt
Dissertation: Community College Student Persistence: A Focus on Occupational and Academic Clubs, Catherine Jean Songer
Dissertation: The Factors That Are Related to Native American Community College Students' Intent to Persist, Garnet Laureen Williams
Dissertation: Ethically Speaking: Academic Librarians' Perceptions of Information Privacy, Intellectual Freedom, and the USA PATRIOT Act, Alicia Carol Willson-Metzger
Dissertation: Financial Aid as Retention Predictor: The Relationship of Financial Aid to Retention at a Virginia Community College, Eunice Rohrer Wine
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Dissertation: Persistence of Community College Transfer Students in a Private Liberal Arts University Nursing Program, Rita M. Amerio
Dissertation: Cultural Intelligence: An Examination of Predictive Relationships in a Study Abroad Population, Bryan James Banning
Dissertation: Critical Components of Community College Enrollment Management Planning, Karen Hart Bucher
Dissertation: The Attraction of Adjunct Faculty to Rural Community Colleges, Hara Dracon Charlier
Dissertation: Noncognitive Predictors of Academic Performance and Persistence in Horizontal and Vertical Transfer Students By Academic Level, Christopher A. Davis
Dissertation: A Utilization-Focused Evaluation of a Community College Adjunct Faculty Professional Development Program, Gordon Edenfield
Dissertation: Implementer Perceptions of Washington State's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) Program, Robert W. Fox
Dissertation: College Student Adjustment and Health Behaviors, Lisa Anne Hall
Dissertation: Internationalization Efforts in United States Community Colleges: A Comparative Analysis of Urban, Suburban, and Rural Institutions, Natalie Jean Harder
Dissertation: Exploring Entrepreneurialism in Community Colleges in the Appalachian Region, Sharon Lynn Hatfield
Dissertation: Perceptions of Virginia Community College System Faculty and Administrators on the Purposes for and Composition of a Comprehensive Evaluation System for Teaching Faculty Members, William H. Hightower Jr.
Dissertation: Academic Engagement: The Impact of Personal, Cultural, and School Factors on African American Student Academic Effort, Ruth Alisha Jenkins Hill
Dissertation: Adjunct Faculty Organizational Sense of Belonging and Affective Organizational Commitment, Constance L. Merriman
Dissertation: Student Perceptions of Campus Safety Within the Virginia Community College System, Robert Chad Patton
Dissertation: The Utilization of a Computer Assisted Guidance System in Academic Advising, Charles Van Vleck Pfautz
Dissertation: Examining the Impact of Leadership Style and School Climate on Student Achievement, Tina Robinson
Dissertation: The Administration of Community College Blogs: Considering Control and Adaptability in Loosely Coupled Systems, Troy A. Swanson
Dissertation: Moderator Effect of Financial Aid on Predictors of Community College Graduation Rate, Richard Wilt